written

[ rit-n ]

verb

1. a past participle of write.

adjective

1. expressed in writing ( spoken ).

written

/ ˈrɪtən /

verb

1. the past participle of write

adjective

1. taken down in writing; transcribed Compare spoken

   the written word

   written evidence

Other Words From

• half-written adjective
• pre·written adjective
• self-written adjective
• well-written adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of written¹

First recorded before 1000, for the adjective

Example Sentences

In its written statement this week, a NHTSA spokesperson said the agency is working on another rule that “would reduce early transitions to forward-facing car seats and boosters,” but she did not provide any details.

From ProPublica

If a lobbyist sends pre-written legislation but the office doesn’t have the bandwidth or the diversity of experience to assess these things, members will be a lot less effective.

From The Daily Beast

In some cases, for instance, the written reviews were almost entirely negative, while the non-written reviews were almost all five stars.

From Washington Post

Well written ads are decisive to the success of a Google Ads PPC strategy.

From Search Engine Watch

Through its designated spokesman, Prospect and Leonard Green declined the initial request and asked ProPublica to submit written questions.

From ProPublica

Michael Kazin is a historian who has written a lot about the New Left.

From The Daily Beast

But the real mystery and injustice came from Brooke being essentially written out of the history of the civil rights movement.

From The Daily Beast

The Samaritan guidelines are written around the assumption that suicide is a purely irrational act, an act spurred by illness.

From The Daily Beast

Among the characters to be portrayed were the people I had written about—the unsung heroes of the Selma campaign.

From The Daily Beast

It was different, he said, from any other song he had ever written.

From The Daily Beast

But if the Bible was written by men, some of them more or less inspired, then it would not, in all probability be wholly perfect.

From Project Gutenberg

A considerable proportion of the industrial and commercial news is now written to an end.

From Project Gutenberg

Accustomed to a written character, their eyes became wearied by the crabbedness and formality of type.

From Project Gutenberg

They embody in themselves the uppermost thought of the era that was dawning when they were written.

From Project Gutenberg

I have written to her, and to Mrs. Coningsby; and she is perfectly free: every bond is relinquished, but that of the heart.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• drafted
• penned
• recorded
• reported